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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 10 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Employers add 275,000 jobs
•  FAA faults Boeing's quality control on 737 Max
• NTSB investigating another Boeing 737 MAX
• Alaska Airlines passengers sue Boeing for $1B
• TMCs accept new normal, short Of 2019
• Delta Air Lines raises checked bag fee
• JetBlue & Spirit call off merger
• Air India & Vistara merger gets approval
• Ryanair signs deal with Kyte
• Addison Lee posts strong results
• American Airlines confirms major aircraft order
• IAG reports record annual operating profit
• TSA to test self-service screening
• British Airways launches new website & app
• Amex cards integrate into Amex GBT's Neo1
• Navan enables direct connect for United
• Kayak launches image recognition tool

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 9 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• FAA gives Boeing 90 days
• Strong business travel boosts FCM’s 1H results 
• Amadeus 2023 revenue hits €5.4B
• Business travel in India gains momentum 
• The CDC drops the 5 Day rule 
• Flight Centre closes Gogo 
• Expedia Group reduces staff by 1,500
• Travelogix partners with Travel Counsellors for Business 
• TAG buys California based Atlantis Travel
• Rio Las Vegas joins World of Hyatt 
• Air India Express introduces Xpress Lite 
• Hyatt launches brand's first Caribbean hotel 
• Marriott Bonvoy adds 200 Millionth Member 
• Cleartrip's Agentbox a big hit 
• Duluth Travel transitions to Sabre GDS
• Atriis adds Sabre NDC content to Platform 
• Southwest invests in sustainable aviation fuel 
• IAG purchases 260M Gallons of SAF 

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 8 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• American sets loyalty restrictions & plans Preferred Agency status
• Boeing ousts head of 737
• Accor reports record EBITDA for 2023
• IHG returns $1B to shareholders
• United Airlines increases bag fees
• Lynx Air ceases operations
• Singapore charges passenger fee for SAF 
• Sonder lays off 17% of workforce
• American launches nonstop NYC-Tokyo service
• Oneworld opens Amsterdam lounge
• Thomalex integrates Air France, KLM NDC content
• ARC integrates TAP Air Portugal NDC into Direct Connect
• First spacecraft lands on the Moon in 51 years
• SpaceX Falcon 9 launches with 22 Starlink satellites
• India starts building a spaceport

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 7 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Sabre’s booking fees helped increase 2023 revenue
• US Airports to get $970M
• CBRE projects 2024 US RevPAR, rate gains
• Airbnb EBITDA up by 28% year over year
• Expedia records $326 Million in losses on Amex GBT
• Delta employees get $1.4 Billion
• Kenya Airways & Air Europa to codeshare
• Hilton partners with SLH; Hyatt out
• Washington Dulles offer Global Entry enrollment on departure
• Frontier accelerates Cleveland growth
• Delta to debut premium lounges
• Enterprise enters Thailand market
• United adds 8 partners to Sustainable Flight Fund
• Travelogix expands sustainability options with Thrust

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 6 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Senate passes FAA Reauthorization Bill
• U.S. News & World Report releases 2024 Best Hotels List
• Uber reports profit on strong global growth
• Air disruptions remain well above 2019 levels 
• United Airlines says it saved $2 Billion
• Hertz reports Q4 loss
• Journera is shutting down
• Finnair introduces passenger weighing
• New Bali Tourist Tax goes live
• Southwest Airlines unveils cabin redesign
• Delta to fly non-stop to Barbados
• Falcon 9 launches PACE Earth science mission
• Ax-3 private astronaut mission splashes down

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 5 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Employers add 353,000 new jobs
• Business Travel Poll shows more spending in 2024
• Less than 20% of Business Travelers rent EVs
• JetBlue files for expedited merger appeal
• American lays off 650 customer service reps
• Gol files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• Amadeus acquires biometrics solution Vision-Box 
• Travel Leaders Corporate brand to retire
• Virgin Atlantic & China Eastern launch partnership
• KM Malta Airlines launches with Lufthansa codeshare
• Google updates flight emissions
• El Al to expand service
• Frontier Airlines introduces new Biz program
• JetBlue adds new fee
• Enterprise enters Latin America & Caribbean markets
• ARC integrates with Kenya Airways NDC
• SilverRail adds Swedish transport content

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 4 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• OAG: Delta tops airlines in 2023
• Advito: Airfares drop in Q1
• Alaska Airlines takes $150M loss
• Southwest & United remove Boeing 737 Max from plans
• FAA gives green light for Boeing 737 MAX 9
• American Airlines' goal is 100% direct bookings
• Southwest pilots approve 5 year contract
• InteleTravel acquires MGME
• TravelPerk gets $104M investment
• Oneworld opens 1st dedicated lounge
• Sixt opens 6 new US locations
• Marriott inks deal for 100 properties
• Alaska Adds Seattle-Toronto service
• Renfe must provide access to its fares
• Oneworld contributes to IATA CO2 Connect
• Uber adds new sustainability features

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 3 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• 2023 Air Sales nears 2019 record
• Business Travel spend to grow slowly
• TSA detects 6,737 firearms at airport
• Judge blocks JetBlue’s purchase of Spirit Airlines
• JetBlue cuts some routes
• Alaska Airlines extends cancellations of Boeing 737-9 MAX flights
• Cvent acquires 2 companies
• ITA Airways & ANA codeshare
• Hubli & BeCause partner for sustainability data
• Hilton debuts SME Busness Travel Program
• SAS adds Atlanta as 9th North American destination
• Sixt to purchase 250,000 vehicles
• TripStax signs deal with US-based Tangerine Travel
• Sabre & Hawaiian Airlines sign NDC agreement
• Kayak sees 15x increase in aircraft filter usage

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 2 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Flights canceled across the US
• FAA launches investigation of Boeing 737 Max 9 
• Record online direct bookings drive innovation
• Most powerful passports in 2024
• Hertz to sell 20,000 EVs
• 2023 review of American's fares
• Gray Dawes Travel acquires VCK Travel
• Travelport & EasyJet expand partnership
• One Global names Travelport as partner
• American tweaks 2024 AAdvantage benefits
• Hilton names new brand - LivSmart Studios
• Cathay Pacific introduces free wifi
• Concur Travel integrates through Routehappy
• IAG's new distribution deal with Sabre

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 1 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Japan Airlines plane catches fire after collision
• FAA grounds all Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircrafts
• US Employers add 216,000 jobs in December
• Delta is the most punctual airline in North America
• Biden Administration issues guidelines for sustainable travel
• DOT 'scrutinizing' airline frequent-flyer programs
• 2023 cancellation rate is low
• Porter Airlines spreads its wings
• Park Hyatt opens Marrakech property
• Starlux inaugurates 2nd US service
• Louis Vuitton to open first hotel
• Air France expands European network
• TSA testing Samsung Mobile ID Verification
• UK plans Passport-Free entry with facial recognition tech
• SpaceX deploys direct-to-smartphone satellites

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 51 & 52 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• TSA sees huge crowds during the holidays
• Boeing warns airlines about 737 MAX
• FAA funding extended through March 2024
• Annual US Car Rental Revenue exceeds $38B
• SpaceX sets new rocket record
• DOT fines Southwest $140M
• Airbnb to pay a $10M fine
• E-Scooter company Bird files for Chapter 11
• Ryanair & SAP Concur launch distribution deal
• Finnair adopts Avios
• Mexicana returns
• TSA PreCheck adds four airlines
• Alaska raises checked bag rates
• Kenya removes visas for entry
• Turkey grants visa exemption
• IndiGo becomes first Indian airline to 100M

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 50 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• 115M expected to travel
• Choice Hotels launches a hostile takeover bid
• US issues $6B in high-speed Rail grants
• SAF production to triple in 2024
• IRS hikes 2024 mileage rate
• United updates Perks Plus
• American & Philippine Airlines launch codeshare
• Alaska adds Porter as Interline Partner
• ATPCO acquires 3Victors
• Marriott & Singapore Airlines partner
• Norse Atlantic launches Paris-Miami service
• Air Canada adds 5 new routes
• JetBlue to fly New York-Tulum
• Accor plans 80 hotel openings in 2024
• Delta expands facial recognition
• Expensify integrates with Booking.com for Business

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 49 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Airlines expect to set passenger records in 2024
• UK make arrest in fake jet parts scandal
• Hawaiian Airlines' stock price soars
• UK bans ads over greenwashing
• Lufthansa Group increases Distribution Cost Charge
• Brazil launches Electronic Visa Platform
• Lufthansa & Lilium partner
• Riyadh Air unveils pact with Turkish Airlines
• Amadeus and CWT partner 
• Etihad & TAP Air Portugal codeshare
• Air Canada expands Air-to-Rail
• JetBlue starts Belize service
• Hyatt expands the World of Hyatt loyalty program
• SIXT named 'Best Car Rental Company'
• TSA to test Self-Service Screening Option
• Christopherson Business Travel moves to Prime
• Sabre & Travelport offer Lufthansa NDC content

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 48 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9B
• American asks DOT to dismiss ASTA complaint
• FAA tightens aircraft certification
• Virgin Atlantic operates first 100% SAF flight
• Alaska Airlines enables direct partner bookings
• Choice buying Wyndham shares
• British Airways cuts flight capacity
• Tripism expands with Good Travel Management
• Etihad & Air France join forces
• SpaceX acquires Pioneer
• DOT looks to tackle visa waits
• Turkish Airlines to relaunch AJet
• Clear will upgrade to facial recognition
• Qantas rolls out a new TMC Experience
• American plans high-speed Wi-Fi
• Lufthansa Group expands green fares

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 47 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Senate panel investigates US airline fees
• American Airlines flight attendants to strike
• Hotel pipeline growth in APAC remains steady
• American Airlines cuts London route
• Wyndham Board rebuffs Choice acquisition bid
• Navan and Lufthansa partner
• Grazzy partners with Hyatt Hotels
• Alaska Airlines relishes its Condor connection
• Kayak partners with Travala
• American Airlines adds flights for Super Bowl 58 
• Jetstar to fly from Sydney to Osaka
• Alaska Airlines launches 2 new destinations
• AirPlus automates emissions compensation
• UK government hands out £53 million
• Emirates is first to operate A380 with 100% SAF
• Alaska Airlines partners with Chooose 

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 46 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• 55M Americans expected to travel
• October air ticket sales drop
• 2023 Q4 corporate travel on the rise
• Airlines predict record Thanksgiving travel
• RevPAR growth to recover in 2024
• European airfares up by 16%
• PwC tempers US hotel forecast
• Mondee & Airbnb acquire AI companies
• Bizly & Tripbam partner
• Delta & AirBaltic launch codeshare
• Emirates & Condor begin interline agreement
• Singapore Airlines  codeshares with Philippine Airlines
• IndiGo and Qantas Airways to extend codeshare
• Alaska Airlines lowers redemption levels
• Omni improves Select Guest program
• Serko reports 6 month booking growth
• Air India provides Air-Rail connections
• Mastercard adds T&E Consulting Services

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 45 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Airlines gearing up for busiest travel day
• Hamburg Airport reopens after hostage standoff
• Hotel demand falls slightly in Q3
• Hilton Grand Vacations seeks $1.5 Billion merger
• Sabre partners with Trainline
• Booking.com adds cruise in partnership with World Travel
• Air Canada partners with Disney+
• Alaska & Condor expand codeshare
• Fairlyne partners with Rail Europe
• Air India adds 400 weekly flights
• Sabre & Air India to offer more content
• United boosts loyalty points
• Sixt Q3 revenue exceeds €1B
• GeoSure launches Hyperlocal
• Spotnana integrates Trainline
• Air India is the first to launch AI
• Southwest purchases 680M gallons of SAF
• Virgin Atlantic to fly using 100% SAF
• Advito to provide emissions data

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 44 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• GBTA poll points to a 'Stronger' 2024
• Expedia focuses on growth
• Booking Holdings posts record earnings
• Hyatt Q3 revenue increases by double digits
• JetBlue drops over 12 routes
• Delta sheds corporate staff
• Sabre reports revenue gains but losses increase
• American & Aer Lingus expand codeshare
• WestJet officially absorbs Swoop
• Delta expands its free WiFi
• Finnair celebrates 100th anniversary
• Porter launches flights to 5 Florida cities
• Royal Air Maroc charts expansion
• Sabre to distribute Air France-KLM NDC content
• Southwest adds ability to track baggage
• International SOS launches hotel safety service

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 43 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• IATA's 2023 Survey cites baggage handling issues
• STR shows that hotel rates rise but occupancy slips
• DOT: Cancellations Down
• TSA stopped over 1,800 firearms
• Southwest orders 108 Boeing Max Jets
• American Airlines Flight Attendants ready to strike 
• Frontier makes gaining status easier
• Air France-KLM extends GOL partnership by 10 years
• Enterprise Holdings rebrands to Enterprise Mobility
• Swiss adds Rail connections
• Etihad & SAS agree to codeshare
• Snowfall signs with CT Partners
• Hilton & Accor report a strong Q3
• Indigo increase flights by 30%
• Lufthansa's City Airlines to launch in 2024
• Qantas extends neighbour-free seat trial

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 42 of 2023.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• State Department issues 'worldwide caution' for Americans
• IHG reports a 10% Q3 RevPAR increase
• Biden nominee for FAA Administrator gets Senate support
• Delta backtracks on loyalty thresholds
• Southwest lowers loyalty status thresholds
• American launches AAdvantage Business for SME
• Is AAdvantage Business for direct bookings only
• Hilton launches two programs for SME Business Travel
• Center launches travel via Spotnana
• MGM with Marriott Bonvoy launch delayed
• Choice bids $7.8B for Wyndham
• Navan & Citi team up
• AeroMexico expands European operations in 2024
• LOT Polish to open first US lounge
• Amtrak reduce fare categories
• United's basic economy sales are soaring
• Frankfurt airport trials walk-through passenger scanner

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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